Beet harvester loading cart



J1me 1952 J. w. ORENDORFF 2,599,475

BEET HARVESTER LOADING CART Filed May 12, 1948 5 Sheets-Sheet l J. w. ORENDORFF BEET HARVESTER LOADING CART June 3, 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 12, 1948 June 3, 1952 J. w. ORENDORFF BEET HARVESTER LOADING CART 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed May 12, 1948 Patented June 3, 1952 BEETiHARVESTER LOADING. CAM:

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Anether ob ec oi the inve t n s, to P v bina ionw h ebeetherre ter' ed e. e tel-which beets are live ed: f he re h r-- testedlia rotary member hav n spiked te the eon. etrane d; in e mat 0f. t b e es theyare delivered; to the cart to empale the beets lse" isel ite them ront a o pa -ineforeign mette v A; iurt er bieeti o the n nt i to provide nie niem ee e i eme eel y r i g e s e the. e eevthe 'ere deliver to a cep a compr sing, a. rotary druzn toempale the beets and separate the from the foreign matter e eqe et d t e w h end n'end belt t ceive the foreign matter and convey it to a locationbeyond the receptacle.

Qther. ohjectsand advantages of the invention will bepQme clear from the following detailed description whenread. in conjunction with the eeeempenxi e drawin s wherein v l is a view inside elevation showing the elements/of a, beet. harvester according to; the ere t intent o esheween eeie e e i w t heppe eei no he de i e ele ator-"me tle re r, ens gei he bee Jv etet-eh ri f n l ne te flel i nship' o,- the ad ng cart zllfleqr ipe meehe Iiisrn associated therewith.

E 3 h ws la /n w e beett e eree Fig. 2 wherein; for simplicity a number; of the, drum spikesjare indicated. schemat cally f rr n he dr w s and e i eulerl Fi 1, t, w i e n ted hat .tlieb et. h rv ter with which, the present invention is a -ss ociat [is m ed up n tweete desieheted b ra t i h c m r es a teee e ee e r' eis e l l, rear drive wheels [2. (only'one oi whichis shown) and d r ibleir nt whee si fii the. her:- vesting mechanism includes generally; a topping mec anism n ica ed at .4 h te ineli deeiefe le a ge [5 and'e t n k. BA The el e 1 u ates the. position 0. 2 he ut in lade t e e W he. beet t be t ped? "Ree wa dlv o he eenm eeehen em e e eee which lifts the beets 11 01 1 the- SQil as, the tractor r v r es, a. fi l Th beet erefdehve ed 't nv or '5 whit- 1' s adapted -Q gi ate t e b et and dislodge some of the dirt and debris'therefrom and to direct the beetsrearwardli to ah elevator I9, No detailed 'deser'ipti'on of the structure and operation of the harvester pa rts reierred. to ahove is believedjto'he'ihdicated;

Beets received; by the elevator l-9 at the rear Q t actor re wav red; u ar ly nd ar?- wardly for. dischargingthe beetsto a receptacle in the form of a cart 20; Qnly si ch parts ofthe e din ert s ar e tia t .v an und tand n he n e ntj n e t eni e e i u esi, The e e e t 8. i qr y ebt' n ld e he 23 and a shield 24 is provided at the upper end he eo e c nfin the beets a they Pete-ti he up n of the lev tor anti eeue-e hem to drop generally downwardly. spoin'ted'qut before, considerable debris, in the ferr c of che s: d r nd ther f r ign m tter ireeiient s s e m.- pen t eet as hey are arried 1 the elevator I9 and discharged toward the receptacle 20, and in order to avoid algigh incidence; of f rei n m tter e bee load received in "the receptacle or cart, mechanism has been provided o. isola t e bee rom-th deb s end 'o. eposit them in the receptacle. This mech includes a rotary drum '25 which is p rovidediwith a cylindrical body portion. 26' and ena'fianees '21. Aboutthe peripheryof the drnrn' a min b'er of projections. or spikes 28 are-provided a As will be noted particularly. well in. Fig. ,2, the drum 25 and the' spikes 23 provided thereon are. below the discharge 6 2d; 0f th jev itti and in the path of beets to be discharged therefrom. The beets and other debris discharged from the elevator fall by gravity upon the drum and the beets are empaled upon the spikes 28. The drum is caused to rotate in an anti-clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 2 so that the beets are carried around with the drum until they are dislodged by fingers 29 adapted to press against the body of the drum between the rows of spikes 28. These fingers 29 are anchored at one end to a transversely extending rod 30 aifixed to the ends of a pair of straps 3| secured to the outer end of a shaft 32 upon which is mounted the drum 25.

Drum shaft 32 is supported in a position above the opening in the receptacle by a pair of laterally spaced standards 33, the lower ends of which are mounted upon brackets 34 secured at spaced locations upon a brace 35 which extends between opposite side walls of the cart. Bracket 34 likewise serves to support the ends of a shaft 36 extending parallel to the shaft 32 immediately adjacent the brace 35 and supporting one end of an endless belt 31, the other end of which extends beyond the rear wall of the cart as indicated clearly in Fig. 2. The other end of the endless'belt 31 is carried upon a shaft 38 supported at its ends in side rails 39 serving as the frame for the endless belt 31. The outwardly extending end of the belt assembly 31 is supported against vertical stress by a strap 46 secured at one end to each of the side rails 39. The lower end of thestrap is connected to a lug 4| secured to the wall of the cart 20.

The endless conveyor 31 is driven from a chain 42 trained around a sprocket wheel 43 mounted upon the end of the shaft 38. The belt 31 drives the shaft 36 at the other end thereof which in turn through a sprocket 44 and a chain 45 drives a sprocket 46 on the end of the shaft 32, which in turn rotates the drum 25.

As pointed out before, beets discharged from the elevator l9 fall upon the spikes placed about the periphery of drum 25. The beets are empaled upon the spikes and carried around until they are dislodged by the fingers 29. The clods of dirt and other debris falling upon the drum are discharged upon the surface of the endless belt 31 by which they are transported to the end of the belt and discharged upon the ground. Since I the drum 25 is mounted at the forward end of the belt 31 and the portion carrying the dislodging fingers 29 is beyond the forward end of the belt and directly over the open upper end of the cart, the beets free of foreign matter are dropped into the receptacle.

The operation of the mechanism of the present invention should be clearly understood from the foregoing description. However, it should likewise be understood that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with an open top receptacle and conveying means for delivering thereto root crops such as beets and the like with accompanying dirt and debris, of a generally horizontal conveyor over the opening in the receptacle in the path of the beets and accompanying debris to prevent entrance thereof into the receptacle, a member above the conveyor in the path of the beets and debris discharged thereto, and means carried by the member cooperative with the beets to selectively intercept th latter and prevent them from falling upon the conveyor, said conveyor being arranged to receive the debris and carry it beyond the confines of the receptacle.

2. A cart for use in connection with a harvester for beets and the like to receive the harvested crop, comprising a frame, an open-top receptacle mounted upon the frame in the path'of beets and accompanying debris discharged by gravity from the harvester, a generally horizontal conveyor over the opening in the receptacle in the path of the beets and accompanying debris to prevent entrance thereof into the receptacle, a member above the conveyor in the path of the beets and debris discharged from the harvester, and means associated with said member for selectively intercepting the beets and depositing them in the receptacle, said conveyor being adapted to receive the debris and carry it beyond the confines of the receptacle.

3. In a power operated harvesting machine for beets and the like including a wheeled supporting frame, means for lifting the beetsfrom the soil, a receptacle, means for conveying the beets from the lifting means to the receptacle, an endless belt associated with the receptacle in the path of the beets and accompanying debris discharged from the conveying means, said belt extending to a location to discharge the debris from the receptacle, a rotary member having spikes adapted to empale the beets and separate them from the debris, means for driving the belt to discharge the debris including means for driving the rotary member, and means associated with said rotary member for dislodging the beets and depositing them in the receptacle.

4. The combination with an open-top receptacle and conveying means for delivering thereto beets and the like, of an endless belt associated with the receptacle in the path of the beets and debris accompanying the beets in a position to prevent entrance thereof into the receptacle and extending to a location beyond the receptacle opening, a rotary member vertically below the conveying means interposed between the latter and the endless belt, said member having radially projecting spikes adapted to receive by gravity and empale the beets without interfering with passage of the debris to the endless belt, and means for driving the endless belt to discharge the debris received thereon beyondthe receptacle.

5. In a power operated harvesting machine for beets and the like including a wheeled supporting frame, means for lifting the beets from the soil, a receptacle, means for conveying the beets from the lifting means to the receptacle, and means between the conveying means and the receptacle for isolating the beets from foreign matter accompanying the beets comprising a rotary drum positioned below the point of discharge of the beets from the conveying means, said drum having radially extending spikes arranged about the periphery thereof adapted to empale the beets as they fall by gravity therefrom, and means for dislodging the beets from the spikes and depositing them in the receptacle.

6. The combination with an open-top receptacle and conveying means for'delivering thereto by gravity root crops such as beets and the like, of movable means associated with the receptacle in the path of the beets and debris accompanying the beets to prevent their entrance into the receptacle and extending to a location beyond the receptacle opening, a rotary member vertically below the conveying means interposed between the latter and the movable means, said member having radially projecting spikes adapted to receive by gravity and empale the beets without interfering with passage of the debris to the movable means, and means for moving the movable means to discharge the debris received thereon beyond the receptacle.

7. A cart for use in connection with a barvester for beets and the like to receive the harvested crop, comprising a frame, an open-top receptacle mounted upon the frame including a bottom, generally upright side walls and an elevator for unloading beets from the receptacle, a rotary drum carried by the cart in the path of the beets and accompanying debris discharged from the harvester, said drum having radially extending spikes adapted to empale the beets and discharge them into the receptacle, and means for preventing entrance of the debris into the receptacle.

8. A cart for use in connection with a harvester for beets and the like to receive the harvested crop, comprising a frame, an open-top receptacle mounted upon the frame including a bottom, generally upright side walls and an elevator for unloading beets from the receptacle, a rotary drum carried by the cart in the path of the beets and accompanying debris discharged from the harvester, said drum having radially 6 extending spikes adapted to empale the beets and discharge them into the receptacle, and means for efiecting independent operation of the drum and the elevator.

JOHN W. ORENDORFF.

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